28/03/2025. Catch up and chin wag. Combined.
We sent an invite to members who, for one reason or another, hadn’t been out for sometime. We also opened the invite up to current active members to join us. What a great response we had.
Author: Diane
Harwood Area
29/01/2025. Harwood Area. Grade 2. Hikers. Leaders: Raewyn Keene and Helen Morris.
The Web notice said, ‘hoping for a leisurely and enjoyable day’s outing in an eclectic spot’, and that’s what 20 hikers & 1 grand-daughter experienced.
Hope Hill
29/01/2025. Hope Hill. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: John Gardiner and Martin Hickley.
The last club tramp here was almost exactly two years ago and Diane and Marijke’s description is quite excellent, so I’ll not repeat that. Undertaken in ever warming conditions and rising afternoon winds, over exposed farmland, twelve trampers were very glad to get down to the cars some five hours after leaving.
Cleghorn St to Signal Hill Monument
04/12/2024. Cleghorn Street to Signal Hill Monument . Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Maria McNee and Peter Dodds.
Only 3 cars left from Peter Johnston car park on what was promising to be a sweltering day.
Waihola – new cycleway/walk
04/12/2024. Waihola – new cycleway/walk. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Heather Kirk and Jenny Wilton. We arrived at the start of the track in Waihola at 9.30 am where there is plenty of parking, toilets and lovely views of the lake.
Deep Creek Reservoirs
06/11/2024. Deep Creek Weir. Grade 3. Combined. Leaders: Barbara Shackell, Wendy Langley, Carolyn Pridham, Sue Johnstone.
28 set off in absolute perfect weather, past Rocklands Station on the Old Dunstan Road, until reaching the Te Papanui gate.
Graham’s Bush, Organ Pipes, Buttar’s Peak, Mt Cargill
09/10/2024. Graham’s Bush to Mt Cargill. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Karen McInnes and Gail Williams
Eleven hardy trampers met at the end of Hall Road in Sawyer’s Bay on Wednesday morning, very aware that the weather was dodgy to say the least.
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Fraser’s Gully
09/10/2024. Fraser’s Gully. Grade 2.5. Hikers. Leaders Helen Morris and Heather Reid.
18 hardy souls left the PJ carpark for Frasers Gully car park on a damp morning. No rain in town. Walked up so far and stopped for our morning tea on a corner. Then carried on up to the top at Dalziels Road. Continue reading “Fraser’s Gully”
McNally Walkway
11/09/2024. McNally Walkway. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Graeme Souter & Theresa White.
A lovely morning greeted us at the car park where 20 keen trampers departed for Milton and the McNally (yes, its McNally not McNally’s as I was advised) Walkway.
Big Stone Road
11/09/2024. Big Stone Road. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Bill Cubitt & Adrienne Ensor.
On a beautiful spring morning 20 keen walkers started out from the lay-bay opposite the entrance to Daphne Road to commence their adventure through, what is known as the Allanton Block of Wenita Forest.
Tunnel Gully, McRaes, Racemans, Powder Creek Detour
14/08/2024. Tunnel Gully, McRaes, Racemans, Powder Creek Detour. Grade 3. Trampers. Leaders: Phil Keene & Gary Mort.
27 trampers in 6 cars all managed to end up at the Tunnel Gully entrance at the same time and after arranging for two cars to be parked at the main Silverstream car park we all set off just after 10.00am.
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Taieri Mouth Excursion
14/08/2024. Taieri Mouth Excursion. Grade 3. Hikers. Leaders: Bill Cubitt & Alex Griffin.
26 hikers gathered at Knarston Park on a beautiful late winter’s morning.
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Government Track and Kowhai Spur
10/07/2024. Government Track, Kowhai Spur. Grade 4. Trampers. Leaders: Lyn Keene, Jenny Wilton.
18 Trampers braved a frosty morning to walk the Government Track /Kowhai Spur. Continue reading “Government Track and Kowhai Spur”
Street Art Trail and Surrounds
10/07/2024. Street Art Trail and Surrounds, Grade 1.5. Hikers. Leaders: Wendy Langley, Val Cayford.
24 of us began our mural art journey walking from the Southern Cemetery, into town to view and learn about the many murals and their artists, around our city centre. Continue reading “Street Art Trail and Surrounds”
Maia to Port Chalmers
Port Chalmers, Mia, Deborah Bay, Rangi Park – Information and Trips Library
2. 22/05/2024. Burkes to Port Chalmers. Hikers. Leaders Mike and Jill
I won’t take it as a personal insult that only 13 hikers turned up to join me on a walk from Maia to Port Chalmers via Sawyers Bay and back roads. I put the low turnout down to a reference to “grunty hills” in the pre walk notes. Continue reading “Maia to Port Chalmers”